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Show Bees anj Their Owners Entomologists hold that there Is nothing to the common notion that honey-bees recognize the beekeeper and distinguish him from other individuals. indi-viduals. Although some bees hatched late in the fall survive the winter, the -average life of a worker bee during the active honey season is only about six weeks, two of which are spent In the hive. It is not likely that a beekeeper bee-keeper would examine a hive frequently frequent-ly enough to be recognized by creatures crea-tures with such short lives even if they had the ability to distinguish between be-tween different human beings. Cod beekeepers do not provoke bees so much as others do because they are familiar with their habits and know how to handle them. I'athlinder Magazine. j |